Card game apparatus



Patented pr. 2, 1935 t e.: A .Y

the player willgbe see vwhat card is reprek' This inventiohfifelates tof improvement/s sentedbyrthe card-indicator.

card game apparatus.

f Anfimportant object of;myfinvilentionV is pro vide @cardgame,apparatusr infwhichnne play v.-.3 iing bridgeY orIpinochlesolitaire may reset all of thel hands, aftern one y.or Amore'plays have;1been..V -made,-w ith a minimum offelort. f L -I-Ierevtofore,inthe art; no-means has been profi vided whereby a bridge or pinochlesolitaireplayer l`could reset the original handsin an instant 'andthus-not break `the continuityr of vhis concentra,- tion on thevparticular problem of Cardplaying; that he is endeavoring to solve. Forexample.;

aftera player has set the handsand the hands l have been played orpartly played, -it frequently happens that the player-finds that he hascom-1 mitted some strategicalA error andA in order 'ato necessarycardindicatorsforeach pinoohlehand. .f correct the same,` itgis oftennecessary for him to reset the handand replay ituntil he discovers 'rtheerrorV andcorrects it. With my inventionit is possible to immediatelyAreset allof thehands, as soon as the player desires.'` f

I accomplish these objectsby means -of the vconstruction and arrangementhereinafter de-Av rthe accompanyingv scribed andillustrated in. drawingsin which: v Y

."Fig. 1 is a top plan view offa card game appa l e in. Ordergthatwlcera-indi ratus embodying my invention, n Fig. 2is a section on the line2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4is a front elevation of a card indicatorf position, having sides II and I2 attached thereto.

The resultant structure is like that of a shallow box, the same beingdivided into nine compartments by means of the walls I3, I4, and I5, the

latter being about one-half the height of the card indicators I 6. v.

The card indicators I6 may be constructed of wood, cardboard or anyother suitablema'terial, and are of the general appearance as shown inFig. 4. Card designations appear on both Vthe front land rear faces ofthe card indicators in order that regardless of which face is turned up,

.taire is desiredthe apparatuswill be constructed', .l

pocket, In that event the 'card indicators would .'Ihe compartmentsdesignated as I'I are adapt-V ed` to hold=the card indicators comprisingeach 1 i f card playing hand. Each hand is identified by. 5`

thenotations North, South, East and West. Eachone/lof"the'confipartmentsl I'IV isproyided with a series of guide railsItY which .areuofthe same height; as the fwalls, l3,l4 and I5. vTheyfa.re j spaced, apart inthe compartments I1 Y the ;width,` of thecard indicators-win orderl that thelatter when, an: apparatus.fo-relaying pinochle S61 -f so; as toprovide two additional grooves ineach compartmentIfI, thus providing theroom for the.,

the compartment designated as 2Q maybe uti-f form oi ,my^ inventionisshown,v the construction`- of. thaapparatus is, thevsamaexeptrthat:instead ofusing thesilide rails .Ihowniri Figs elfe-M2.

When, it l is desired.Y to. play, pinochlel solitaire different set ofcard indicators -willE einecess'ary atorsmay iit intd of the samesufficiently to accommodate more35 than thirteen cardindicators. In thatevent card indicators for pinochle solitaire would be of the y samevsize as those for bridge, if desired.

'f In the use of-both of the forms of my invention, it will be observedthat when the card indicators are played by bringing the same toward theplayer, they may be reset by merely tilting the game'board or'the frameaway from the` player, the card indicators sliding back to the`un'playedk position. Thus, with a minimum of effort and in an instantthe played hand or hands may be reset.

All of the forms of my invention can be made in' miniature form adaptedto bey carried in the be moved into a played position by jmeans of apencil orl some suitable instrument.

It is to be understood that the forms of my invention herewith shown anddescribed are to be taken as preferred embodiments of the same 55 Y25,1., I dispense wththefsams andes@ each.. ser@ irld- 'Y cator asafguide rail,-fo rthe other.

and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the claims hereunto appended.

Havingvdescribed my invention, what I claim is: 1. In a card gameapparatus. a game board comprising a flat rectangular base, side and endwall forming members secured to the base and upstanding partitionsdisposed transversely and lengthwise oi'- tlae base and arranged:between said members to provide'alpair of spaced, endwise opposed,rectangular, .central compartments and a pair of outer rectangularcompartments cen'- trally arranged in parallel spaced rdnn, and.overlapping the inner portions only ofthe' central compartments, and aset of sidewise oppedisli- -able playing card indicators correspondingiro,` number to the number of cards of a suit'in a' pack of playingcards arranged within cam-wmv.

pertinent, said sets bearing indicia corresponding tto-'that ora deck orpla"rugcards;r the card indicators of each set normalfy abutting oneside wall of the compartmerifor' the set' selectively slidable whenplayedl to abut the other sideV wail or mesa-n1 cmpmmenc 'and said gameboardcapable of' tilted on aside-*thereof for snnultaneously' returningalfv ot' theplayedf card indicators tofnormal lTconmni'singal datrectamgr-x-lor baseg'sid'e andi end;

Wall forming members securedl to the base-arid upstanding partitionsdisposed!` transversely andi' lengthwise o! "the bose and' arrangedbetrusfeerrI said arrangedv in parallel 'spaced relation and7 overlappinothe inner `pcmcia; mur-@HM mm1* com' partments, and a set ofVsidewioe oppoeedislidableplaying' cardi indiotutorsA corresponding innumber to thevnumber of cards of a suitin a 'pack' of ployin gfcards'arranged :within each compartment, said sets bearing indiciacorresponding to that ofja deck of playing the card* irl'diuz'storsy of'`eaclr setv marmallyabutting one side'wal of the sidel wall of thecompartment for the set and compartment-furthe? set a-nd selectively`slidable when played toaiutf theothersideY walfl c! thesaid compartment,said card' indicators being of l,graal/ce1# i I'migmr throughout their'lengte than seid members and parutions `w minare me andere turning allof the played card indicators to a normal position.

3. In a card game apparatus, a game board lcomprising a at rectangularbase, side and end wall forming members secured to the base andupstanding partitions disposed transversely and lengthwise of the baseand arranged between said members to provide a pair of spaced, endwiseopposed, rectangular, central compartments and a pairof outerrectangular compartments centrally arranged in parallel spaced relationIand overlapping the inner portions only of the central compertinents,and a set of sidewise opposed normally removable slidable playing cardindicators corresponding in number to the number of cards of. asuitinapack of playing cards arranged within.` each compartment, said setsbearing indicia corresponding to that vof a deck of playing cards, theeardindicators of each set normally abutting one side wall of thecompartment for the set andfselectively slidable whenplayed to abut theother side Wall of the said. compartment, said cardrmdicators being of'greater height throughout their length than said members, and parti-ytions to facilitate the sliding thereof, and said game. board acting tovsimultaneouslyreturn all of the played cardindicators to. anunplayed'position when the same is tilted awayfrom the player.

4;. In a card game apparatus, agame board comprising a flat rectangularbase, side' and end Wall forming members securedi to the base andupstandisng partitions disposed transverselyand lengthwise of V'the baseand arranged between said' members to prov-ide a pair of spaced, endLwi'seODposedg rectangular, central compartments and a pair of outerrectangularA compartments centralllyarranged in parallel spaced relationand overlapping thev inner portions only of the central compartmentsanda set of selectively shifta-ble playing' card indicators slidablymounted' within Aeaclr compartment and corresponding in number to thenumber of cards of a suit in a pack of playing cards, said setsbearing.l indicia corresponding to that oli a deck of playing cards,theV cardindicators of each set normally abutting one selectivelylslidable when played to abut the other| side wall or the saidcompartment, and saidgame board capable of being tilted on a sidevvtherefoi' forrsimultaneouslyreturning alli of the played cardindicators to normal position.

JACK GORDON'.

